dishrag en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From dish + rag.
Meanings
- Synonym of dishcloth (but now widely held to connote a threadbare and unclean nature versus that synonym).
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(slang) An unclean person; used in similes.
You're not going out like that! You look like a dishrag!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dishrags | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (12)
pl brudas (unclean person) · sv trashank (unclean person) · de Spüllappen (piece of cloth) · pl ścierka kuchenna (piece of cloth) · pl brudaska (unclean person) · fi tiskirätti (piece of cloth) · nv łeetsʼaaʼ béljołí (piece of cloth) · ca baieta (piece of cloth) · pl kocmołuch (unclean person) · pl ręcznik kuchenny (piece of cloth) · sv disktrasa (piece of cloth) · pl ścierka do naczyń (piece of cloth)